What Is VPN And Why Should You Hide Your IP Address ?

What is VPN ? -  This is asked by a growing percentage of web surfers today, who are becoming more and more concerned about inprivate browsing and want to get reliable internet safety tips.

VPN is defined as “a virtual private network [...], which is a computer network that is layered on top of an underlying computer network.” (Wikipedia).

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This means that if you surf online, your location at that time can be identified via your IP address. But even worse, if you use an unsecured or unencrypted data tunnel between your computer, your internet service provider and the internet, all the data you send into the worldwide web will be visible and readable for everyone.

To make your browser a most secure browser, you need to get a secure sockets layer VPN, or SSL VPN server account, in order to ensure the best protection for your data, passwords, card details and identity.

You have used SSL VPN servers most likely already, for example when making an online payment, because most shopping sites are using these secure tunnels to transport data securely. In your browser address bar you can see a https: instead of the usual http: in the beginning of the URL.

What is a good VPN, which criteria are important ?

1. A secure VPN allows you to surf anonymously. Not even your internet service provider should “see” which sites you visit, where you contribute to forum threads, which youtube video you watched twice and what you write on your friend’s wall in facebook.
2. The VPN service needs to have a good reputation, so no black-listed servers.
3. Data exchange between your computer and the VPN server need to be highly encrypted and secure.
4. Compatibility of the VPN service of your choice should be a concern, especially since everyone seems to use multiple devices, such as desktop PCs, laptops, smart phones and tablet PCs.
5. User-friendly interface and fast connectability are very important, especially if you are using wifi points on-the-go in airports, cafeterias or hotels.
6. Speed is often a major issue, because VPN connections can be responsible for a slow online browsing experience. A good VPN lets you surf securely and fast and should offer unlimited bandwidth in order to let you download big files or stream your favorite sports event.

How to set up a VPN with Hideipvpn.com ?

In this review I am testing  http://www.hideipvpn.com , a VPN service that offers highly encrypted, secure and anonymous VPN servers.

The set up process is very easy, it took about 2 minutes to set it up, going through an excellent tutorial on their website.

You can choose from tutorials for many different OS  (Win, Apple, Linux) which will make sure that whichever OS you use, you will be able to install your new network connection quickly.

The browsing experience was excellent and I have got the impression that speed is higher than when using my normal internet service provider.

I used it with different browsers (Firefox, Opera, Chrome and IE9) and didn’t experience any issues. Browsing was fantastically speedy.

Disabling and reconnecting to the VPN service is very easy with one (or two) clicks of your mouse, depending on your settings.

Hideipvpn.com offers free and premium accounts. 25 free accounts are given away on a weekly basis, reasonably priced premium accounts can be purchased at all times. The company does at the moment only sell 100 premium accounts every month in order to keep their services top quality.

The premium accounts can be used on multiple computers and devices, and come with unlimited bandwidth.

VPN servers are located in the US, UK, NL, Ca and De, free accounts use US and UK based servers only.

Hideipvpn.com states that logs are not kept at any time, so your internet usage is secure and anonymous when using their service.
This is great, especially for web users in countries where every one of their steps online is censored.